Resolved [OS X Yosemite] iCloud Photo Library - Duplicate Photos

[AppleGeek1127]

I'm currently running the 10.10.3 public beta on my MacBook Air and I decided to switch over to iCloud Photo Library.

All of the photos from my iPhone/iPad and my iPhoto Library transferred over with no hassle. Some photos show up twice.

Since I have my iPhone/iPad set to "optimize device storage" and my Mac set to "download and keep originals," I'm guessing one is the full-resolution shot, and one is the compressed image.

If anyone could tell me how or why some images are showing up twice in iCloud Photo Library, I'd appreciate it.


Thanks.

 

[theonekcrow]

You may have also had duplicates in your library. I had this same issue when I first ran photos (also running the same settings between my Mac and my iPhone 6 Plus). Going back into iPhoto, I found that the photos I had duplicates of in iCloud were also duplicated in my iPhoto library.

 

[AppleGeek1127]

Thanks so much. As it turns out, there were duplicates in my old iPhoto Library. Problem solved.

 

[piratemc74]

Find and delete?

It's great that you know WHY you had the duplicates.... Is there any suggestion to find them in iCloud Library, and get them deleted?

Thanks.